Picture-hanger.



NO. 796,609. PATENTED AUG 8, 1905 w. T. SHUTE.

PICTURE HANGER.

APPLHMJION FILED FEB. 20, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM T. SHUTE, OF GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

PICTURE-HANGER.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that LWILLIAM T. SHUTE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gloucester, in the county of Essex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Picture-Hangers, of whichthe following description,inconnectionwiththe accompanying drawings, isa specification, like numerals on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to a picture-hanger by means of which picturesmay be hung from the floor and without the necessity of climbing ontochairs, step-ladders, &c., for the purpose of reaching the molding.

The device comprises a head adapted to be attached to the end of a pole,said head carrying an upwardly-opening supporting-hook in which thepicture-hook is adapted to rest and be supported with the nose of thesupporting-hook engaging the back side or shank of the picture-hook. Thesupporting-hook is preferably made of a shape to fit the picture-hookand has a flat supporting-surface, so that the picture-hook is firmlysupported thereby. The nose of the supporting-hook is provided withlaterally-extending guardfingers which prevent the picture from slippingoif from the supporting-hook.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved hook, showingits method of use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is aperspective view.

The picture-hanger is adapted to be carried by a suitable pole 3, and itis herein shown as comprising a head 4, to which the pole is attached,and a supporting-hook 5, in which the picture-hook 6 to be hung issupported. .The supporting-hook 5 comprises the shank 8 and the nose 7which form between them an upwardly-opening mouth to receive thepicture-hook 6. The shank 8 is secured at its upper end to theextremityof the head 4, as at 12, and the nose 7 of the supporting-hookis shaped to engage and support the shank of the picture-hook, as shownin Fig. 1. The supporting-hook stands out of line with and at one sideof the head 4. Extending laterally from the extremity of the nose 7 ofthe supporting-hook are guard-fingers 9, which absolutely prevent thepicture-cord 10 from being disengaged from the supporting-hook.

In using my improved picture-hanger the picture-hook is placed in thesupporting-hook,

v Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 20, 1905.Serial No. 246,411.

Patented Aug. 8, 1905.

and then the picture-cord is hung over the picture-hook, as shown inFig. 1, the two guard-fingers 9 coming on the back side of the loop ofthe picture-cord, and thus preventing the cord from slipping off theloop. The picture and picture-hook 6 may then be raised to place thepicture-hook on the molding 11. During this operation the picturehook 6is firmly supported by the supportinghook 5 because of the fact that thenose 7 of the supporting-hook comes up and engages the back side of theshank of the picture-hook. Since the supporting-hook stands entirely oneside of the head 4 and the pole 3, the picturecord 10 and the picturesupported thereby hang in a plane one side of the pole, and the latterdoes not come against the picture-frame to mar the same as would be thecase if the supporting-point for the picture-cord was in line with thepole. As the picture-hook is placed over the molding 11 the weight ofthe picture tends to swing the lower end of the hook inward to bring theshank against the molding. I

If the picture-hook should tend to hang in the position shown in Fig.1-that is, only partially hooked over the molding-said picture-hook canbe readily pushed farther onto the molding, and thus be made to obtain afirm hold by bringing the top end 12 of the picture-hanger against thefront side of the picture-l1ook,and thus forcing said hook firmly on themolding. This can be done without withdrawing the picture-hanger fromthe picture-hook and while said picture-hook is still supported by thepicture-hanger. These features make the device one which is absolutelycertain in operation.

It will be understood that various changes in the construction may beresorted to without departing from the invention.

Having described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. In a picture-hanger, an upwardly-opening supporting-hook to receiveand support the picture-hook, the nose of the supportinghook extendingupwardly sufficiently to engage the back side of the shank of the picture-hook, and guard-arms extending laterally from the extremity of thenose of said hook.

2. In a picture-hanger, a pole-like supporting member, a supporting-hookhaving an up- In testimony whereof I have signed my name wardly-directedshank and nose, the upper to this specification in the presence of twosubend of the shank being connected With the exscribing Witnesses.

tremity of the pole-like member, said supporting-hook standing at oneside of and out WILLIAM SHUEE' of line With the supporting member, andWitnesses: guard-arms extending laterally from the eX- MARY H. CONWAY,

tremity of the nose of the supporting-hook. SEDDIE G. WONSON.

